Sentence examples for was threatening from inspiring English sources

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was threatening

verb

To make a threat against someone; to use threats.

  • He threatened me with a knife.

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It was not life-threatening cancer, but it was threatening nonetheless.

"No one was threatening him.

The dusk was threatening to enwrap us.

They felt it was threatening.

I was threatening their livelihood.

He was threatening to kill him.

At Carlisle station, it was threatening sleet.

He was threatening and very upset.

Culture was threatening in those days.

The feeling then was that any such trade was threatening.

The bad diamond break was threatening the contract.

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